This week is exciting. I am going to talk about one of my favorite topics...vitamins and supplements! I started to think more about vitamins when I wandered into a health store one day. I started looking around and wondered, "Why are there so many different supplements? Don't we get the vitamins and minerals we need from food?" I started to do research and became more and more invested in learning as much as I could about vitamins. I now have a strict routine that involves supplementing my diet with vitamins that my body needs. I will begin by telling you what I do each day and why, then explain how you can figure out what's good for your body.
So after I walked into the health store that day I picked up a bunch of educational material (you can always find brochures at health stores that discuss different supplements that are being sold there and what they do). You can also go to Barnes and Noble (or any bookstore) and find tons of information on health and vitamins. Another good idea would be to look stuff up online, but make sure you are looking at a reputable site!
After I learned as much as I could by what I read on my own, I talked to a nutritionist/dietician in my area and asked her about her opinion on vitamins. I then went to a doctor and got blood work/saliva tests/urine tests/etc to see what nutrients my body was lacking. What you need to understand is that despite how well you try to eat, your body is still not going to have everything it needs. In order to figure out what is missing you have to go get tests done by a doctor who specializes in nutrition. Before you do this here are a few tips:
1) Get familiar with different vitamins, minerals, and supplements. Go to your local vitamin/health food store and browse. This trip is not to buy anything but to become familiar with some of the stuff that is in the store. You might walk in and get overwhelmed because there is so much...but don't be. Just take your time to learn what you can in a short trip. Ask questions to the people that work there. They SHOULD know what they are talking about and they are generally more than happy to help look stuff up for you. Take home some free brochures and magazines and read over them.
2) Talk to a dietician/nutritionist and have them do an evaluation of your health routine and diet. Take a few weeks (4 weeks minimum) to change your lifestyle around. Before you go investing a lot of money on buying vitamins, you need to know that you are already doing the best you can (as far as food and fitness) for your body. There is absolutely NO POINT in spending hundreds of dollars at the health store when you are eating junk at home. So if you're eating cookie dough, pizza, and soft drinks, and getting less than 2 hours a week of cardio, then you need to immediately revise your plan. If you don't have the money to go to a dietician, feel free to e-mail me and I would be more than happy to help you figure out a new routine (michelleacree@gmail.com).
3) After spending a good 4-8 weeks eating right and working out at least 3-5 times a week, you will not only have lost weight and made yourself healthier, but you are ready to get yourself tested to see what nutrients are missing. If you need help finding a reputable doctor around your area, please e-mail me. I am very familiar with Virginia doctors, and know of other knowledgeable ones along the east coast. I am sure that if you don't live in these areas, that I could call one of the doctors I do know and ask them for a referral.
4) Finally...after getting your tests done, you will now know what you need. Head to the health store and get the supplements you were lacking. Without fail, take your vitamins daily (throughout the day...not all at once). Taking all of your vitamins at once is like drinking all of the water you need in a day at one time! This is stupid and it won't give you results. Your body needs water throughout the day. You can't expect to drink 64-90 ounces of water when you wake up and be hydrated throughout the whole day. It will go right through you! You need to drink water continuously throughout the day and the same goes for your vitamins.
Here is my vitamin routine:
6:30 A.M.- 1 capsule of New Chapter's green and white tea
2 capsules of Vitamin Code's Extreme Nutrient Synergy
7:00- 1 shot of Genesis Noni
1 shot of Genesis Goji
1 shot of Genesis Mangosteen
1 shot of Genesis Acai
7:00- Eat breakfast
1 capsule of Enzymatic Therapy (B Complex)
1 capsule of EfaGold Mega EFA Blend 3/6/9
1 capsule of Solgar Reservatrol
1 capsule of Bluebonnet Alpha Lipoic Acid
10:00- Eat snack
1 capsule of Nature's Way Biotin
Noon- 1 capsule of New Chapter's green and white tea
12:30- Eat lunch
2 capsules of Vitamin Code's Extreme Nutrient Synergy
1 capsule of EfaGold Mega EFA Blend 3/6/9
1 capsule of New Chapter's Supercritical LycoPom
1 capsule of Vitamin Code's Raw Antioxidants
3:30- Eat snack
1 capsule of EfaGold Mega EFA Blend 3/6/9
7:00- Eat dinner
Instead of telling you what all of these are for right now, here is what I plan to do: I am going to, throughout the next few weeks, write about one vitamin per blog. Vitamins/Supplements are so important and I don't want to rush through it. I don't want to put you on overload, so I will start next time with one of the pills that I take and give you information on what they can do for you if you are lacking it. And after I go through my regimen, I will add a section to each of my blogs where I pick a random supplement and discuss it. It will help you so that you don't feel so overwhelmed when you discover what your body is lacking and how to get it on the right track. Instead, you will know way more than most people out there and have quite a bit of knowledge on how to handle your body and its needs. Until next time....
God Bless,
~Michelle~
Oh...P.S...
I am not going to give away all the details, but...look forward to a one on one interview in the next week or two with a special guest that I have contacted out in California. I am not going to tell you the topic or who the guest is, but look forward to a great interview with a bunch of awesome information on your health and happiness!!
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